Malawi: New HIV Infections in Malawi Drop By Three-Quarters, Officials Say

What the report says

Malawi’s National AIDS Commission says the country has cut new HIV infections by 76% over the past 15 years, from about 60,000 annual cases in 2010 to 14,000 in 2025. The figures were presented in Lilongwe during a media engagement on HIV awareness, according to the report distributed by AllAfrica from Nyasa Times. Officials described the decline as a major public health achievement, but said continued prevention and communication efforts are still needed.

The update also pointed to other gains in the national response to HIV. The commission said AIDS-related deaths have fallen from 36,000 to 13,000, while mother-to-child transmission has dropped from 40% to 6%. Those improvements were attributed to long-running testing, treatment and prevention work, with health authorities now aiming to lower new infections further to 6,000 by 2030.

NAC Monitoring and Evaluation Officer Shadreck Sulani and Chief Executive Officer Tione Chilambe both stressed that Malawi must keep investing in awareness and service delivery to sustain progress. Chilambe also emphasized the role of journalists in sharing accurate information and countering stigma. The broader context is that Malawi, like other countries in the region, is working toward the global 95-95-95 HIV targets and the goal of ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030.